comprimir — meaning in English

English meaning

• compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
• zip noun A fastener made of two rows of interlocking teeth pulled together by a sliding tab; also called a zipper.

Senses

comprimir is used for these senses in English:

• compress (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
• zip (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

compress — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
2. verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
3. noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.

zip — full definition

1. noun A fastener made of two rows of interlocking teeth pulled together by a sliding tab; also called a zipper.
2. noun Nothing at all; zero.
3. noun Energy or liveliness.
4. verb To fasten something with a zip.
5. verb To compress one or more computer files into a single, smaller file.

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